LATEST COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS NEWS

Covid responsible for 32% of the Exeter’s IP claims

The Exeter paid over £10.1m in income protection (IP) during 2020, equating to 91% of...

Bluestone seeks to support self-employed hit by Covid

Bluestone Mortgages has updated its credit policy tor provide further support to self-employed borrowers...

SME owners optimistic about businesses reopening

25% of SME leaders feel optimistic about businesses reopening following the third lockdown and...

Covid causing over-60s to move to rural areas

A Deposit Protection Service (DPS) survey of tenants who moved during the pandemic has...

Demand still strong despite February mortgage approval fall

The Bank of England has reveal that mortgage borrowing strengthened in February with individuals...

South West most popular region for holiday lets

Figures from Hodge Bank show that sales of holiday homes near the coast have...

Pandemic property hotspots revealed

The UK’s pandemic property hotspot, according to Land Registry data analysed by Andrews Property...

No slowing down for property transaction volumes

HMRC's provisional seasonally adjusted estimate of UK residential transactions in February 2021 is 147,050. This...

‘Furlough-friendly’ mortgages top criteria searches

Legal & General has reported that mortgage brokers were sourcing furlough-friendly mortgages more than...

25-44 year olds considering income protection since Covid

8.3m (48%) of 25-44 year olds without income protection have become interested in taking...

Smart Money sees increasing Covid-related consolidation

Specialist packager and distributor, Smart Money, has reported a rise in broker enquiries for...

LV= reveals Covid-19 payouts

LV= has revealed that life insurance, critical illness and income protection claims caused by...

Covid costs compounded by SVR rollover

19% of homeowners haven't been able to remortgage their home since the Covid pandemic...

Renters at risk of eviction due to Covid rent debts

A leading debt charity has warned that when restrictions are lifted, 150,000 private renters...
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We must not accept our snail’s pace home buying system

Buying a house in this country can be ridiculously slow, as a handful of recent studies have highlighted. Research from the House Buyer Bureau...

Deferment and capitalisation rates: small percentages, large consequences

The Government is currently consulting on Leasehold enfranchisement valuation rates to determine what deferment and capitalisation rates should be prescribed under the Leasehold and...

Your clients can’t tell which firm they’re dealing with

Two clients walk into your firm in the same week. One of them is a referral from a mate of yours. Complicated case, self-employed, bit...

It’s time to look at retention

As the summer winds down and the back-to-school routine kicks back in, I urge the industry to turn its attention to something just as...

Landlords are buying – and advisers should take note

There has been no shortage of commentary over recent years suggesting landlords are heading for the exit, buy-to-let apparently no longer works and the...

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Rising government borrowing costs are putting renewed upward pressure on UK mortgage rates as...
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